Book clubs
A shared reading list, a vote on the next read, and a lending library that remembers who has which copy.
Add books in seconds
Type an ISBN and Open Library fills in cover and metadata. The club shelf stays tidy without data entry.
The old way
- A shared doc full of title suggestions with half-remembered authors
- Endless reply-all threads about what to read next
- The organizer announces the pick and re-explains it at every meeting
- A copy lent out months ago, and nobody remembers to whom
With MeetAgain
- ✓ISBN lookup pulls cover, title and author from Open Library - no account keys needed
- ✓A ballot built from the wishlist your members actually maintain
- ✓The chosen book sits on the event page before anyone has to ask
- ✓Every donated copy has a holder, a history and a waiting list the club can see
The reading list, and what the group wants next
Every book the club has read or lined up, tagged Read, Next up or Suggested. Members add their own reading wishes on top, and the group view ranks them by demand and waiting time.
Vote on the next read
Turn demand into a ballot with cover thumbnails. Approve-voting lets everyone back every book they would actually read.
Meet with the pick in place
The poll closes on its own and the winner is attached to the event, right next to date, place and RSVPs.
Lending library
The books your club owns, not only the ones it has read
Members donate spare copies to the reading group, and everyone can see what is on the shelf: which edition it is, who gave it, who is reading it right now, and whether it is free to borrow.
Donate a spare copy
A paperback you are finished with joins the club library, with a note on the edition and the state it is in.
Queue for a title, not a copy
Members wait for the book itself. Whichever copy comes back first goes to whoever has waited longest, so three copies of one novel actually help.
Hand it over in person
Two members arrange the swap and both confirm it, so the record only moves when the book does.
The swap is arranged between the two of you
Every handover opens a private thread for the giver and the receiver alone - agree on a place, or simply bring it to the next discussion evening. Both sides confirm once the copy has actually changed hands, and the library updates itself.
- Books - Keyless ISBN lookup via Open Library, covers included
- Wishlist - Per-member backlog with a fairness counter and demand ranking
- Voting - Approve-vote ballots that close themselves and attach the winner
- Lending - Donated copies, one waiting list per title, and the full history of every loan
For your members
- ✓RSVP with guests, plus automatic reminders before every event
- ✓Recurring event series - set the rhythm once, MeetAgain schedules the rest
- ✓A personal iCal calendar feed puts events into every member's calendar app
- ✓The whole interface in five languages - everyone reads their own
- ✓Comments and an activity feed keep the talk next to the thing it is about